Pasture Walks with Extension: Grazing Dairy
- Length
- 2 hours
- Language
- English
- Note
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About The In-Person Workshop
Join the Penn State Extension Dairy, Livestock, Equine, and Agronomy Teams for a pasture walk focused on improving forage quality and grazing practices. Participants will tour Todd Frescura’s certified organic dairy, where 60 Ayrshire and Milking Shorthorn cattle rotationally graze across 53 paddocks. Along the way, Extension educators will cover soil testing, pasture evaluation, species selection, rotational grazing, and management strategies—valuable insights for all grazing species. The walk will also highlight conservation efforts, including pollinator plantings, pasture reseeding, and NRCS-supported infrastructure projects.
Lunch will be provided by Southwest Project Grass, followed by a presentation from Pennsylvania Certified Organic and an optional quarterly meeting. A $10 donation is suggested for those staying for lunch.
This event is being offered at no charge to participants.
Registering before the event is encouraged and appreciated!
- Livestock owners
- Graziers
- Tips for extending the grazing season
- Rotational grazing strategies
- Pasture management and evaluation
- Forage and weed identification
Guidance Regarding COVID-19
We will follow University and local guidelines and regulations at the time of this event. Individual visitors still bear responsibility for adhering to guidelines and protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Please review Penn State's guidelines.
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